Public Order Emergency Commission – Public Inquiry for the Invocation of the Emergencies Act

On April 25, 2022, the Government of Canada established the Public Order Emergency Commission to inquire into the circumstances that led to the declaration of emergency that was in place from February 14-23, 2022, and the measures taken for dealing with the emergency. Justice Paul Rouleau was appointed Commissioner.

The Commission will examine and assess the basis for the Government’s decision to declare a public order emergency, the circumstances that led to the declaration, and the appropriateness and effectiveness of the measures selected by the Government to deal with the then-existing situation.

The Commission will also conduct a policy review of the legislative and regulatory framework involved, including whether any amendments to the Emergencies Act may be necessary.

Meet the Commissioner, the Honourable Paul Rouleau, and the team of professionals supporting the work of the Commission.

Commissioner

• The Honourable Paul S. Rouleau

• Shantona Chaudhury
• Jeffrey Leon, L.S.M., FCIArb

• Frank Au
• Erin Dann
• Gabriel Poliquin
• Natalia Rodriguez
• Dan Sheppard

• Mona Duckett (Alberta)
• Sacha Paul (Manitoba)
• Maia Tsurumi (British Columbia)

• Stephen Armstrong
• Misha Boutilier
• Eric Brousseau
• Sajeda Hedaraly
• Alexandra Heine
• Nusra Khan
• Étienne Lacombe
• John Mather
• Allison McMahon
• Jean-Simon Schoenholz
• Dahlia Shuhaibar
• Guillaume Sirois-Gingras

• Mark J. Freiman
• Mark Pritchard
• Mark Sandler

• Geneviève Cartier – Chair
• Jamie Cameron
• Michelle Gallant
• Nomi Claire Lazar
• Kent Roach
• Clifford Shearing
• Jocelyn Stacey

• Hélène Laurendeau – Executive Director
• Michael Tansey – Senior Communications Advisor

• Preliminary List of Witnesses

  Witness list as of October 11. The witness list is subject to change.

  1. Victoria De La Ronde

  2. Zexi Li

  3. Nathalie Carrier

  4. Kevin McHale

  5. Catherine McKenney (City of Ottawa)

  6. Mathieu Fleury (City of Ottawa)

  7. Steve Kanellakos (City of Ottawa)

  8. Serge Arpin (City of Ottawa)

  9. Jim Watson (City of Ottawa)

  10. Diane Deans (City of Ottawa)

  11. Patricia Ferguson (Ottawa Police Service)

  12. Craig Abrams (Ontario Provincial Police – OPP)

  13. Carson Pardy (OPP)

  14. Pat Morris (OPP)

  15. Steve Bell (Ottawa Police Service)

  16. Russell Lucas (Ottawa Police Service)

  17. Marcel Beaudin (OPP)

  18. Robert Drummond (Ottawa Police Service)

  19. Robert Bernier (Ottawa Police Service)

  20. Thomas Carrique (OPP)

  21. Peter Sloly

  22. Brigitte Belton

  23. James Bauder

  24. Steeve Charland

  25. Patrick King

  26. Benjamin Dichter

  27. Tom Marazzo

  28. Chris Barber

  29. Tamara Lich

  30. Drew Dilkens (City of Windsor)

  31. Dana Earley (Ontario Provincial Police)

  32. Jason Crowley (Windsor Police Service)

  33. Jim Willett (Village of Coutts)

  34. Marco Van Huigenbos

  35. Marlin Degrand (Alberta)

  36. Mario Di Tommaso (Ontario)

  37. Ian Freeman (Ontario)

  38. Rob Stewart (Public Safety Canada)

  39. Dominic Rochon (Public Safety Canada)

  40. David Vigneault (Canadian Security Intelligence Service)

  41. Michelle Tessier (Canadian Security Intelligence Service)

  42. Marie-Hèlene Chayer (Integrated Threat Assessment Centre)

  43. Deputy Commissioner Michael Duheme (RCMP)

  44. Commissioner Brenda Lucki (RCMP)

  45. Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki (RCMP)

  46. John Ossowski (former, Canadian Border Services Agency)

  47. Michael Keenan (Transport Canada)

  48. Christian Dea (Transport Canada)

  49. Michael Sabia (Department of Finance)

  50. Rhys Mendes (Department of Finance)

  51. Isabelle Jacques (Department of Finance)

  52. Cindy Termorhuizen (Global Affairs Canada)

  53. Joe Comartin (Global Affairs Canada)

  54. Jody Thomas (Privy Council Office)

  55. Jacquie Bogden (Privy Council Office)

  56. Janice Charette (Privy Council Office)

  57. Nathalie Drouin (Privy Council Office)

  58. Minister Anita Anand (National Defence)

  59. Minister Marco Mendicino (Public Safety)

  60. Minister Bill Blair (Emergency Preparedness and President of the King’s Privy Council)

  61. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

  62. Minister Omar Alghabra (Transport Canada)

  63. Minister David Lametti (Justice)

  64. Minister Dominic LeBlanc (Intergovernmental Affairs)

  65. Minister Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Finance)